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In Burned Forests, the West’s Snowpack Is Melting Earlier

Inside Climate News · By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk · last updated
As blazes expand to higher elevations, the impacts cascade downstream.

By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk

As the American West warms due to climate change, wildfires are increasingly burning in higher-elevation mountains, charring the watersheds where the region’s vital snowpack accumulates. 

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